Plant Biotechnology Tutorials
Biotechnology Resource Series    This series includes web links on biotechnology of crop species, biotechnology methods, genes/traits, food/feed/pharmaceutical, organizations and reference materials.
Plant Genome Research Outreach Portal - Ask Dr. Carolyn!

Dictionaries
Biotechnology Dictionaries

Basic Tutorials Fast Plants
Foods from Genetically Modified Crops (pdf), San Diego Center for Molecular Agriculture march2001
Plant Biotechnology in Canada - pdf - Crop Protection Institute of Canada, June 2001
Field of Genes, Making Sense of biotechnology in Agriculture, 4-H Council An introduction to the science and issues of genetic modification, gmIssues UK Biotechnology in Our Food Chain, Schools Project UK A Growing Appetitie for Information, FBCN Canada april2000 (pdf) Future Foods, National Museum of Science & Industry UKFood for Our Future, Food and Drink Federation UK 2000 Waiter, there's a gene in my food, Australian Broadcasting Corp 1999 GMO Poster, Cornell (pdf) A Guide to Biotechnology in Crop Production, NC State Genetic Engineering of Food, Feed, and Fiber: Understanding Genetic, NC State Agricultural Biotechnology, a Virtual Tour: "Look Ma, No Seeds in my Watermelon" Transgenic Crops: Food Safety and Public Perception, Dr. Brian Marsh 09may2000 (streaming video) Field of Genes, WhyFiles BioZone - Bioresearch Ireland GM Food - Safe?, Vega Science Trust - Video Streaming Pilot Engineering Crops in a Needy World, Minnesota Public Radio 2000 Biotechnology Backgrounder, Purdue Univ Straight Talk about Biotechnology - DuPont CyberSciences- Biotechnologies, Quebec Canada GMOs:Looking At Both Sides of the Controversy, Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program

Intermediate Tutorials Current Methods in Plant Biotechnology, BR Thomas, BioLink/NSF Workshop 04 June 2001 Editors' & Reporters' Guide to Biotechnology, Biotechnology Industry Organization Genetically Modified Crop Debate in the Context of Agricultural Evolution, CS Prakash may2001 Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, CM Rader june2001 European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE) Unit 9: Transgenic plants I Unit 10: Transgenic plants II: economy, environment and ethics Biotechnology: Questions & Answers, CCR UC Davis UCBiotech, University of California,Berkeley SCOPE: GM Food:Genetically Modified Food Iowa State's Biotechnology Information Series Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide - Colorado St Univ, 1999 Biotechnology, Agriculture and your Food, about.com (undated) Backgrounder on genetic modification of crops and animals, Univ California 10dec1999 Dispelling 'Frankenfear' - Pro Global 07july2000 Designer Seeds, Beyond Discovery.com 2000 ?? What is Biotechnology?, Lemaux, UC Berkeley Innovation - 2000 - AFFA Australia Biotechnology: questions and answers, AFFA Australia Informing the Dialogue About Ag BioTechnology, Cornell Council for Biotechnology Information's Brochure Biotech Basics - Monsanto Biotechnology Educational Leaflets, Australian Biotechnology Assoc IFT Backgrounder on GMO, gmoback.pdf download Expert Report on Biotechnology and Foods, Institute of Food Technologists aug2000 GM Foods and the Consumer (pdf), Australia New Zealand Food Authority june2000 Biotechnology and Food, ACSH sept2000 (pdf) Genetically modified crops: the social and ethical issues, may1999 (pdf) Agriculture 2000, California Agriculture magazine special Issue Agricultural Biotechnology: What is happening in Australia in 2000 - A publication Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful or Helpful?, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts april2000 Genetically Modified Foods, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Biotechnology Educational Resources USDA Wisconsin's Biotechnolgy and Food Handbook General Biotechnology Information - AfricaBio Genetic Modification Issues (GM):The Facts, Cabinet Office UK Resource Sheets, FBCN American Corn Growers Association:GMO Brochure Education Connection, Ag-West Biotech Inc. The Food Industry, Ag-West Biotech Inc. Biotechnology Classroom Protocols & Labs, NAL USDA Evolution of Food Biotechnology time line - Council for Biotechnology Information From the Ground Up
Advanced Tutorials Nat'l Academy Press, The Future Role of Pesticides in U.S. Agriculture (2000) Smith Report - Seeds of Opportunity 13april2000 (pdf) Nat'l Academy Press, Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: (2000) Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture (by 7 national science academies) july2000
White Papers and Other Resources Food Biotechnology Communications Network Resource Sheets
Molecular Biology Tutorials New York Times on the Web - requires free registration The Composition of Life - animation - NY times (these animations require Hypercosm Player plug-in) Gene Splicing Primer - animation - NY Times DNA Replication Process - animation - NY Times The Scale of DNA - animation - NY Times Primer on Molecular Genetics (Department of Energy) Educational Courses on the Web Tutorials in Biology - 7.001 Hypertext book Primer on Molecular Genetics Principles of Protein Structure BioEd: Biology Education Resources Protocol Online-You lab's reference book Plant Genome Database Tutorial Beginner's guide to Molecular Biology MendelWeb Homepage 97.1 Primer on Molecular Genetics (Department of Energy) The Biology Project, Univ Arizona Molecular Biology - The Biology Project, Univ Arizona Protocol Online-Your lab's reference book CEPRAP Outreach-Virtual DNA Fingerprinting Lab Exploring Our Molecular Selves, Nature Genome Gateway Cellupedia DNALC: Biology Animation Library Bio Online: Research & Education The DNA Files, Soundvision Productions 1998 The DNA Learning Center Molecular Biology: General Information and Tutorials BioComputing Hypertext Coursebook
PCR Methods Quick Guide for PCR - Alkami Alkami Biosystems - pcr resources Recombinant DNA - MIT Biology Hypertextbook DNALC: Biology Animation Library Molecular biology protocols
ELISA Methods Microbiology & Immunology - The Biology Project, Univ Arizona Immunology Protocols Immunoassay Animations Fralin Biotechnology Center: video library page 6 (CB126 ELISA) StatLIA Demonstration Guide (commercial software package) HHMI's BioInteractive: Virtual Labs HHMI Virtual Lab (ELISA)
Plant Transformation CEPRAP - Plant Transformation
BioRad Biolistic PDS-1000/He Particle Delivery System (Bulletin_1700.pdf)
Biolistic Particle Delivery Systems, Bio-Rad Laboratories
Biolistics - Prof. Ruoff at ruoff@wuphys.wustl.edu Biolistic Transformation Tissue Culture & Genetic Transformation - Noble Foundation Methods & Applications of Plant Cell & Tissue Culture Gen. Eng. Techniques Agrobacterium tumefaciens: a natural tool for plant transformation Agrobacterium T-DNA transformation of plants How do we develop transgenic plants - animated presentation Commercialization agreement reached on the pollen transformation system, SeedQuest 26jan2001 Unit 9: Transgenic plants I Unit 10: Transgenic plants II: economy, environment and ethics
Genome Projects, Marker-assisted Breeding Human Genome Project - multimedia educational kit
AudioVideo via streaming media GM Foods - Safe?, Vega Science Trust (Real/MPEG1) Transgenic Crops: Food Safety and Public Perception, Dr. Brian Marsh 09may2000 (Real) Cotton World - Video - Roundup Ready (Real) UNITE Streaming Video Program, University of Minnesota Small Business 2000: Streaming Video (requires paid subscription) Radio Reports, Agri-Food Canada Biotechnology, Policy, and Society, webcasts of lecture series at UCD Video Presentations, American Soybean Assoc Future Harvest - Video Messages Webcasts, Checkbiotech.org Seeds of Opportunity - The Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture 01june2001
Animation Animation presentations (Flash, Shockwave, Hypercosm) How do we develop transgenic plants (Shockwave) The Composition of Life - NY Times (Flash) These animations require  Hypercosm Player plug-in: Gene Splicing Primer - NY Times (Hypercosm) DNA Replication Process - NY Times (Hypercosm) The Scale of DNA - NY Times (Hypercosm) Science GIF Animations